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World Food Day: WFP works towards food security one sack at a time

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World Food Day: How WFP works towards food security?—?one one sack at a time A glimpse into how the World Food Programme buys food for nearly 100 million people A warehouse in Kano, one of three urban hubs in Nigeria, where WFP has launched cash and food assistance programmes in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) is investing $196 million to strengthen the agricultural supply chain and lower food costs. This milestone is just the first of many.”

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How Does the Food Supply Chain Operate?

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Food distribution is a vital part of society’s functioning. But how does your food get from Point A to B? Keep reading to find out how the food distribution process functions and where efficient warehousing comes into play. It’s been estimated that the costs of food supply loss extend up to 1.2 trillion dollars.

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From farmhand to entrepreneur?—?climate-smart agriculture in Malawi

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Malawi: Solar-powered irrigation is offsetting southern Africa’s drought How climate-smart tech from the World Food Programme is helping one smallholder farmer grow, sell and run a shop Rabson Diwa, right, says WFP assistance is ‘a big relief’ to the Domwe community. The shop is generating extra income that I use to provide for my family.”

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030.

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Tackling 6 Common Challenges Produce Shippers Face

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Consumers want more fruits and vegetables in their diets but produce shippers must face these common logistics challenges to keep up with their demand. Produce shippers face several hurdles that they need to overcome for their products to deliver fresh and meet the growing consumer demand. What’s best for your product?

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Managing Peru’s Cold Food Chain Logistics

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Exporting a high percentage of the world’s fruits and vegetables, Peru’s farmers and food manufacturers require a high degree of logistics and transportation support for their perishable products. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report (Census of Agriculture. Read in Spanish. According to a U.S. A Vital Job Generator.